Reptiles and Amphibians of Union County, Iowa

Frogs and Toads

American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
Last recorded in 1939
Blanchard's Cricket Frog
Acris blanchardi
Last recorded in 2013
Boreal Chorus Frog
Pseudacris maculata
Last recorded in 1984
Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
Last recorded in 2013
Northern Leopard Frog
Lithobates pipiens
Last recorded in 1940
Spring Peeper
Pseudacris crucifer
Last recorded in 2017

Lizards

Northern Prairie Skink
Plestiodon septentrionalis
Last recorded in 2019

Salamanders

Tiger Salamander
Ambystoma tigrinum
Last recorded in 1942

Snakes

Black Rat Snake
Pantherophis obsoletus
Last recorded in 2017
Brown Snake
Storeria dekayi
Last recorded in 2023
Bullsnake
Pituophis catenifer sayi
Last recorded in 2015
Common Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
Last recorded in 2023
Milk Snake
Lampropeltis triangulum
Last recorded in 2024
Northern Water Snake
Nerodia sipedon
Last recorded in 1940
Plains Garter Snake
Thamnophis radix
Last recorded in 2000
Racer
Coluber constrictor
Last recorded in 1940
Speckled Kingsnake
Lampropeltis getula holbrooki
Last recorded in 1940
Western Fox Snake
Pantherophis vulpinus
Last recorded in 2023
Western Massasauga Rattlesnake
Sistrurus tergeminus
Last recorded in 1941

Turtles

Ornate Box Turtle
Terrapene ornata
Last recorded in 2009
Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina
Last recorded in 2009